ALASKA'S NEWSPAPER

| Updated: 12:24 AM

GOP gubernatorial challenger blasts state gas website

JUNEAU -- Republican gubernatorial hopeful Ralph Samuels is calling a new state website on natural gas projects a "blatant campaign tool" for Gov. Sean Parnell.

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Parnell announced the site this week. Parnell's spokeswoman, Sharon Leighow, said Monday that the goal is to provide information to constituents in a user-friendly way. She likened it to the administration rollout of the state capital budget.

But Samuels on Tuesday called the timing of the site's launch -- weeks before the Aug. 24 primary -- "highly suspect" and said it amounts to "electioneering on public funds."

The pipeline issue, and how best to get gas from Alaska's North Slope to market, has become a lead issue among the Republican candidates.

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